List of Polish Flags - Special State Service Vessels

Special State Service Vessels

Special state service flags are used by state-employed civil special-purpose ships while on duty. These flags all follow the same basic design; a white flag with a horizontal stripe 1/5 the width of the flag's width. In the middle, each flag is emblazoned with the national coat of arms superimposed on a golden or yellow anchor whose height is 3/5 of the flag's width. The middle stripe is broken in the middle and does not touch the anchor or the arms. The type of special service performed by the ship is indicated by the color of the middle stripe.

Image English name
Polish name
Design Use
Hydrographic survey and Maritime Office flag
Flaga statku hydrograficznego i dozorczego urzędu morskiego
White flag emblazoned with the coat of arms of Poland placed on a golden anchor in the middle of a blue horizontal stripe
Proportion 5:8
Hydrographic survey vessels and vessels of Maritime Offices
Lifeboat and pollution control flag
Flaga statku ratowniczego oraz specjalnego statku do zwalczania zanieczyszczeń
White flag emblazoned with the coat of arms of Poland placed on a golden anchor in the middle of an orange horizontal stripe
Proportion 5:8
Lifeboats and pollution control vessels
Icebreaker flag
Flaga statku używanego wyłącznie do łamania lodów
White flag emblazoned with the coat of arms of Poland placed on a golden anchor in the middle of a violet horizontal stripe
Proportion 5:8
Vessels used exclusively for breaking ice
Pilot boat flag
Flaga statku pilotowego
White flag emblazoned with the coat of arms of Poland placed on a golden anchor in the middle of an ash-grey horizontal stripe
Proportion 5:8
Pilot boats
Fireboat flag
Flaga statku pożarniczego
White flag emblazoned with the coat of arms of Poland placed on a golden anchor in the middle of a red horizontal stripe
Proportion 5:8
Fireboats
Training ship flag
Flaga statku szkolnego
White flag emblazoned with the coat of arms of Poland placed on a golden anchor in the middle of a black horizontal stripe
Proportion 5:8
Training ships
Customs ship flag
Flaga statku celnego
White flag emblazoned with the coat of arms of Poland placed on a golden anchor in the middle of a green horizontal stripe
Proportion 5:8
Customs ships
Hospital ship flag
Flaga statku sanitarnego
White flag emblazoned with the coat of arms of Poland placed on a golden anchor in the middle of a yellow horizontal stripe
Proportion 5:8
Hospital ships
Telecommunication ship flag
Flaga statku telekomunikacyjnego
White flag emblazoned with the coat of arms of Poland placed on a golden anchor in the middle of a brown horizontal stripe
Proportion 5:8
Telecommunication ships

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